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Selected Papers from the MSA ECR & IMSTEC 2020
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to the MSA ECR and IMSTEC conferences.
About MSA ECR 2020
The annual Membrane Society of Australasia Early Career Researcher Membrane Symposium (MSA ECR) is a symposium especially for early career researchers (ECRs) and higher degree by research students (HDRs). This symposium aims to offer a platform for exchanging ideas and developing networks. Accomplished academics, industry experts, and renowned membrane scientists will also deliver a wide range of keynote presentations.
MSA ECR 2020 will be held at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on 1-2 February 2020.
About IMSTEC
The International Membrane Science & Technology Conference is attended by industry and academic leaders and focuses on advances in all areas of membrane science and technology, with particular attention on water treatment, food processing, energy production and material characterisation.
IMSTEC will be jointly organised by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Sydney University of Technology (UTS) on 2–6 February 2020.
Participants of the conferences MSA ECR 2020 and IMSTEC are cordially invited to contribute original research papers or reviews to this Special Issue of Membranes.
Note: Submissions from the attendees will enjoy a 20% discount on the article processing charge (APC)!
Dr. Sherub Phuntsho
Prof. Long D. Nghiem
Dr. Pierre LeClech
Prof. Hokyong Shon
Prof. Chuyang Tang
Dr. Ludovic Dumee
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Membranes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
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